USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
374425075400001 65K 27 SOW 114A
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Upper Chesapeake Group
LOCATION - Lat 37°44'25", long 75°40'00" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Accomack County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080111, 0.2 mi northwest of intersection of State Highway 662 and U.S. Highway 13, 0.6 mi northwest of State Highway 662, and 0.9 mi east of Greenbush. Owner: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 160 ft. Upper casing diameter 4 in; top of first opening 150 ft, bottom of last opening 160 ft. Drilled observation water well, screened 150 to 160 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 45 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: TOP OF SHELF, 1.50 ft above land-surface datum, Feb. 27, 1990 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1980 to current year. Unpublished records available prior to October 1987 in files of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
GAGE - Electronic data logger, 15-minute record interval. July 20, 1985 to May 19, 2005, continuous strip-chart recorder. Prior to July 20, 1985, occasional measurement with chalked tape by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division personnel.
COOPERATION - Records provided by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Water Division.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level measured, 34.59 ft below land-surface datum, June 6, 1984; lowest measured, 55.06 ft below land-surface datum, Aug. 21, 2010.